Recorded on March 20, 1930 in Atlanta. A. A.
gray plays the fiddle and John Dilleshaw (more popularly known as Seven Foot Dilly) plays guitar. It is my understanding that "streak of lean, streak of fat" is a reference to a southern side dish called "salt pork," a variation of what used to be known as "bacon." Dilly was much recorded during the twenties, both with Gray, and with his own stringband: Seven Foot Dilly and His Dill Pickles.


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Artist/Composer: A. A. Gray & Seven Foot Dilly
Date: 1930-03-20 00:00:00
Source: 78RPM>CD>MP3
Keywords: Music; Acoustic; Country; Instrumental; Old-Time Appalachian; Fiddle Tune; 78rpm

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Reviewer: Eris de Suzerain - - January 9, 2006
Subject: Beautiful Sawing
Thank you for the treasure - nice to hear some old school fiddle.

Reviewer: jomarch - - September 16, 2005
Subject: Great listen
Loved the sound ambiance... Concurred with previous listener: style that will live on and on, never die...
Great find, thanks for the listen

Reviewer: Spuzz - - July 3, 2005
Subject: Watch it!
Very good, the guy plays a mean violin, and the guy playing (I think) is making comments. He's appearing to have a better time than the music implies.

Reviewer: James@ebigman.com - - November 24, 2003
Subject: Sweet Tune
Tunes like this can never go out of style. Good stuff!

Reviewer: Forrest O. - - November 12, 2003
Subject: Mmm, mmm
Some great old-time fiddle.

Reviewer: rfd - - October 21, 2003
Subject: I'll take a Little o' that
Great fun to listen. This is a keeper